12.22.2012

This week my parents left for their annual December "several-day-get-away-to-set-goals-for-the-coming-year".

That left the ten of us children home alone, which we always love.

although we do miss them...

we figure that since they are having so much fun on their getaway we should do some special things as well.

They left the day before the little blizzard/windstorm that hit our area.

Thursday we didn't leave the farm at all (except for Carson who drove down the road to do the hog chores)

We had an awesome time....lots of Dutch Blitz & other games, hot chocolate, reading, special foods, listening to Christmas music, fun projects, working on our new tour outfits (can't wait to show the progress next week!!), and movies, among other things.

it seemed that every corner of our church was filled with either people or animals. =)

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Our entire family was involved in the play. Mom served hot chocolate/candy canes to attendees, dad was an usher, Allison & I helped with hair/makeup, and then all of us were actors except for Carson who worked backstage with switching out props and setting scenes.

See if you can find the Bontrager/Bontragers in each picture. =)

(Rebecca was thrilled to have her kitten Frappe "acting" with her in the market scene)

Many thanks to our church photography, Mrs. Hoffert, for taking all the pictures and letting us post some of them!

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We are a singing family of twelve that lives on a 600-acre dairy/hog/crop farm out in the country. We love the Lord, life, and each other!
Our best times are when we are together working hard, singing loud, and getting dirty! =) There is never on dull moment, whether we are home on the farm or traveling the world in our 45ft coach. We are far from perfect but we strive daily to become more like Christ and to shine His light to the world